‘Into the Woods’ to Get Family-Friendly Disney Plot Changes
It’s no surprise that Disney’s upcoming adaptation of “Into the Woods†will be less dark than its source material, but the pic will also feature major plot changes.
Composer Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the music and lyrics for the less-than-chipper 1987 musical reimagining of classic fairy tales, revealed the new plot details during a recent speaking engagement with high school drama teachers.
To make the pic more family-friendly, Rapunzel (Mackenzie Mauzy) will not die. The film will also be less sexual as Cinderella’s Prince (Chris Pine) won’t sleep with the Baker’s Wife (Emily Blunt) and the relationship between Big Bad Wolf (Johnny Depp) and Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford) won’t be sexually laced.
According to Playbill, one of the teachers at the event said he is considering putting on a production of “Into the Woods,†but is concerned about the lascivious relationship between Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. »
- Maane Khatchatourian
Bron: Variety, met een iets uitgebreider artikel. Lees vooral hoe Sondheim tegenover compromissen staat: onvermijdelijk, natuurlijk wil Disney het zo, dus hij kan er zelf wel mee leven als songs zoals ‘Moments in the woods’ worden geschrapt!
